WORKSHOPS
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(All workshops given by Liza and A.J. together unless otherwise noted. Please contact artists for extended information)
Suggested formats
P=participatory
L=lecture
Songwriting
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Songwriting from Your Roots – p
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Beginning Songwriting - p
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Intermediate Songwriting p
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Advanced Songwriting - p
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Writing Songs for Children – p
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Bridge Over Troubled Lyrics – How to write a good bridge – p, l
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Writing Funny Songs - p
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Writing Political Songs - p
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Writing Historical-based Songs - p
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Writing Love Songs - p
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Writing Environmental Songs - p
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Writing Songs with and for Children - p (Liza)
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From Woody to Wilco - the Journey of the American Folk Song (l)
Instrumental​
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Beginning Pennywhistle– p (Liza)
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The 88-Key Guitar –p, l (A.J.)
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Beginning Dulcimer - p (Liza)
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Musical arranging - l, p
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Basic Guitar – p (Liza)
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Melodica– p (A.J.)
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Dance Piano – p (A.J.)
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Early New Orleans Jazz - p (Liza & A.J.)
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Altered Tunings on Guitar – p (Liza)
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Beginning Guitar Fingerpicking – p (Liza)
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Beginning Piano-Accordion – p (A.J.)
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Spice Up the Band: Playing Contra Dance Music - p
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Writing Contra Tunes – p, l.
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Slow Contra Jams – p
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Using Unusual Instruments in Contra Dance Music – p
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Keyboard Improvisation – p (A.J.)
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Can I Sit In? Using Unusual Instruments in Folk Music - p
Music History and Theory
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Mountain Music North and South, music of the Catskills and Southern Appalachia. (l, p)
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Katherine Jackson French, unknown ballad collector – l, p (Liza)
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Lasting Impressions from Cecil Sharp's "English Folk Songs from the Southern Appalachians" - l, p (Liza)
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The History of Appalachia Through Its Women of Music - l, p (Liza)
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Women in Balladry - l, p (Liza)
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Basic Folk Harmony – p, l
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Music Theory for Beginners - p (Liza)
Voice
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Singing for Shy People - p
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Help, I’m Tone Deaf! – p (Liza)
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Harmony Singing - p
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Hungarian Songs –p, l (A.J.)
Performance
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Stagecraft for Performers – l, p
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Creativity
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The Healing Power of Creativity
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